title: Variable appearances of fat necrosis on breast MRI.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to illustrate the varying appearances of fat necrosis on MRI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fat necrosis may mimic malignancy with varying appearances on MRI. Suspicious morphologic and kinetic features may be present, necessitating biopsy to exclude new or recurrent breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. cpdaly@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Caroline P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Daly
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sill
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged